in montgomery county, portions of prince george's, charles, calvert, st. mary's, away from the waters. into fairfax county, upper 30s in many locations, including prince william and loudoun, fauquier, stafford, spotsylvania, rappahannock and culpeper. many of those locations, upper 30s. dress accordingly. thankfully, we don't have any wind. it's a calm wind. closer to washington. in the southern part of montgomery county, it's near 40. right around the beltway, generally near 40 degrees. by 6:00 a.m., still very chilly. by noontime, sunny, cool, low to mid-60s. sunrise at 7:25. by early afternoon through midafternoon we'll be near 70 degrees. we're talking about a more than 30 degree jump in many locations. sunset at 6:19. i'll be back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. a look at your traffic with kenneth burns.

good morning. >> good morning, tom. good morning, everyone. starting with the rails, all clear marc, metro, and vre. inside the beltway, here's the look at 202. it's going to take you six minutes from the beltway to d.c. 295 into bw parkway. 66 in virginia, all clear leaving manassas heading over to arlington. richard, angie, back to you. today prince george's county police will be out in full force looking for clues in a teen murder. officers will be patrolling old central avenue between rollins avenue and maryland park drive. that's where 18-year-old marckel ross was gunned down while walking to central high school last month. detectives believe someone may have been robbed in that same area just before ross was shot. that's who they hope to find today. a woman attacked while jogging in bethesda.

it happened on the capital crescent trail near brookway drive. the woman was knocked unconscious and dragged into the woods. when she awoke, she found her way back to the trail. another jogger found her and called 911. neighbors say this kind of incident is unusual. police are not releasing any details about the attacker at this time. >> i'm on the trail all the time with my children, and i think it's scary. i feel terribly for the victim. >> police are not releasing any details about the attacker at this time. this morning a 21-year-old man is in the hospital following a hit and run in prince george's county. police say a driver hit the man walking on the street in the 2000 block of university boulevard in adel identify. the driver took off. the man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. police believe the driver may have been racing a second car that crashed near university boulevard and riggs road. police arrested that driver.

this morning we have good news for metro riders on the red line. you can now use the south entrance of the dupont circle metro station. the transit agency held a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome riders back. the south especially traps was closed for the past 8 1/2 months while metro officials replaced the three old escalators with three new escalators. the agency says it will take another five or six years to replace all the escalators they want to replace throughout the entire system. >> little by little. onto decision 2012. tonight president obama and mitt romney will meet face to face for perhaps the last time before election taye. >> the candidates will face off in the third and final debate on the campus of lynn university in boca raton, florida. it will focus strictly on foreign policy. the president has been preparing in camp david. >> and romney has been preparing in florida.

their campaigns used the sunday morning talk shows to appeal to voters. >> and we can expect tonight a lot of discussion on libya and iran. could get pretty heated, especially based on the last debate between romney and president obama. want to remind you, we want to hear from you during the debate. i'm going to gather your feedback and watch your comments on twitter. unjoin the conversation by using the hash tag on twitter, dctalks. tonight may be the president's last chance to win over undecided vote errs in a race t appears to be far from decided. >> president obama and mitt romney are tied among likely voters in the latest cbs news/wall street journal poll. the president held a slim lead before the first debates. his laet now five points over

registered voters.

all right. i was going to say that's something we don't see every day, but we can't see it anyway. there was a water spout out there. a man waving the ferry captured

the water spout. we'll try to get that later. >> it was actually really cool. we want to bring it to you now. you can see it almost resembles somewhat of a funnel cloud. you can see a few water spouts out there as well. this is near the islands in puget sound. the water spouts lasted less than 90 seconds. so a minute and a half before, poof, it was gone. he was in the right place at the right time. you can hear the rain coming down as well and the wind whipping. >> that was worth it. >> nothing like that around these parts, though. >> thank god for that. right now the time is 5:08. we want to get a check on weather and traffic. good morning, tom. >> good morning. this morning off to a chilly start. you're going to need your winter coat. by the afternoon, you'll be comfortable in short sleeves. a dramatic change coming your way. right now as we look at what's been happening over the last 12 hours, a clear sky overnight. if you're lucky, when you step out and have a couple of minutes, take a look at the sky. you might see a few of the

orionid meteors streaking towards our sky. the areas in dark blue are in the 30s. that includes much of virginia, much of maryland, and just about all of west virginia. many locations, shenandoah valley into west virginia are near freezing or below freezing, and closer to washington. in the nearby subshaurbsuburbs,r 40 degrees. as well as right near the bay waters, near 50. hometown forecast, warrenton in fauquier county by 7:00 a.m., still in the 30s there under a clear sky. by the noon hour, into the mid-60s. all around the region today, here's your hour by hour forecast by noontime. most of the region will be in the mid-60s. then we ought to hit the low 70s by midafternoon. a dramatic change. bright sparkling sunshine and a blue sky. by 6:00 a.m., back down into the 60s. sunset today at 6:19.

sunrise at 6:25. i'll be back with a look at the rest of the weekend. now a look at traffic with kenneth you burns. we want to zoom in and show you it's all clear to the 14th street bridge crossing into d.c. this is the camera at 109. no incidents reported in the roadway. over to the outer loop, just north of the spur in bethesda, ten minutes from 95 in college park all the way over to 270. richard, angie, back to you. >> all right. the time right now 5:10. ahead on "news 4 today." >> more weather and traffic. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending

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this morning police will be on the streets looking for your help to find a teen murderer. >> police will be patrolling where 18-year-old marckel ross was gunned down last month.

>> news 4's tony tull is live there now with more on what we can expect today. good morning, tony. >> angie, richard, good morning. >> reporter: it was september 11th when marckel was killed on his way to school in capitol heights. there's still a teddy bear hanging from the telephone pole at the spot where he was killed. to this day, prince george's county police have no suspects and no leads. as you guys mentioned, prince george's county police will be out this morning between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. talking to commuters and pedestrians as they make their way along here, looking for any information or any leads into who killed marck marckel. they are looking for one person who they believe is unidentified and was robbed the morning marckel was killed. that person, they think, may have information as to a suspect in this case. guys, again, prince george's county police have no suspects and no leads. they hope between 6:00 and 8:00 this morning in capitol heights, they'll get a little information

on who killed marckel. we'll be here all morning talking to prince george's county police. for now, we're live, tony tull. >> thanks, tony. now to the redskins. they weren't able to make it two in a row against eli manning's new york giants. >> manning made it a giants lead with only a minute left in the game. >> some big mistakes for the redskins in the form of turnovers. news 4's dan hellie takes a look. >> reporter: a heartbreaker at the med rowlands as the redskins were so close to victory, they could taste it. robert griffin iii work his late game magic once again only to be outduelled by eli manning. the premiere late game quarterback, manning pulls a rabbit out of his hat once again. his eighth fourth quarter comeback since last season.

>> he's got nerves of steels. they never feel like they're out of this game, and he rarely lets them down. to beat this team, you have to bury them, and then put cement on top of it and watch it dry. anything short of that, they're still in the game. >> after we scored, i was pumped. i felt like we could have sealed the game. there was only a minute left. then when i seen eli take the field, hold on a second. i've seen this too many times. >> we're competitors. he did a good job leading his team into victory today. hopefully in the future, i'll have many more chances to do that for my team. with the game's on the line, you want the ball in your hands and the ability to do that. >> not only do the redskins lose the game, but they lose their tight end fred davis, one of the leading play makers on offense. the question is who replaces him? old number 47 chris cooley, who's been waiting for the call

since he was cut by the redskins in the preseason. we'll find out more later this afternoon. from the meadowlands, dan hellie. perfect segue into our next story. fred davis is out for the season, allowing for an old favorite to make a comeback. >> former tight end chris cooley will rejoin the team. he reportedly is working out a deal right now, and he could return as early as today. the team released cooley back in august during an eight-year run during which he became one of the team's most popular players. >> just this morning, we're hearing from our viewer b. stebers. got to do it. you need that veteran presence. another receiver for rg3. >> it's great that he's willing to come back. a real team player. >> and we want to move it from sports outside. good morning, everybody. we're off to a nice start on the work week. looks clear and chilly out

there. a live view from our hd 4 city cam and a clear start this morning. the pavement is dry. we've got a clear sky. as we take a look at the view from space, we don't have any clouds around just about anywhere. gorgeous morning. and we will continue to have this clear sky with us as we've got a huge area of high pressure all over just about the entire eastern half of the country. really no travel problems here, boston, midwest. no travel problems weather-wise thankfully on this monday morning. as we look at temperatures, there is quite a chill in the air. it is near freezing much of the shenandoah valley and points west. many locations in eastern west virginia and into western maryland are at or a little below freezing. frost and freeze likely there. cumberland at 34. petersburg 32. stanton at 34. closer to washington, upper 30.

probably no freeze locally. in prince william county, parts of fairfax, down in the upper 30s as is much of frederick county, maryland, and loudoun county. leesburg at 43. in the rural areas of loudoun county, upper 30s and northern fauquier county, rappahannock, and madison, and green. down towards fredericksburg and spotsylvania, generally around 40s. the charles county, upper 30s. right around the waters and on the bay, upper 40s. storm team 4, four day forecast. gorgeous day today. afternoon highs, a dramatic warmup from where we are now. should be making it into the low 70s by midafternoon. by dawn tomorrow, down to near 50 degrees. not as chilly as we start off this tuesday. tomorrow morning, probably just a few clouds in and out.

partly cloudy tomorrow afternoon, even warmer, into the upper 70s. the average high this time of year is 66. record high on wednesday is 84. set on that date back in 2001. we're going to be up maybe around 80, around much of the region on wednesday. yes, it can still feel a little like summertime in october. on thursday, should be 50s with lots of sunshine. same on friday. a delightful pattern continuing into next weekend. afternoon highs near 70 both saturday and sunday. slight chance of a shower sunday afternoon is the way it looks right now. i'm back in ten minutes. a look at your first 4 traffic this morning with kenneth burns in for danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. good morning, everyone. we're beginning south of town in virginia on 95. that earlier construction we had at the beginning of the broadcast, all clear. travel time from the occoquan river to the beltway, 11 minutes.

we have report of an accident southbound 95 in maryland at 198. we are checking on that to see if that's the case. zooming down to virginia, northbound on mt. vernon memorial parkway at george washington parkway, right shoulder blocked with that accident. authorities on the scene. richard, angie, back to you. >> time is 5:21. good news for metro riders who use the dupont circle metro station. the south entrance is now open. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is open. a lot of people waiting a long time for this. >> reporter: this entrance was closed for months, which was really inconvenient for a lot of people. the good news here, it is open. this is the first rush hour with the brand new zlescalators. the sign says it all. welcome back to dupont circle south. just a few moments ago, they turned on the escalators. we have three brand spanking new escalators. they're transit grade. we are not going to see the problems we've seen in the past. the ribbon cutting ceremony, it

happened yesterday. today is really the first test, the first taste that regular rush hour commuters will get with the entrance being open and with the brand new escalators in place. the old escalators were incredibly unreliable. in fact, they were among the least reliable in the entire system. the manufacturer had gone out of business. whenever something broke and they needed replacement parts, it was impossible or very difficult to get those parts. it was just an ongoing problem. they were constantly down. it was a real mess for commuters using this entrance. so they decided to shut it down completely, overhaul things completely, put in these brand new escalators. they are up and running today. i got to tell you, they look pretty nice. nice lighting down there. you'll notice a couple of changes in addition to the escalators themselves. they just opened the station a few moments ago. we're going to expect to see some commuters here pretty soon. of course, we'll talk to them and get their take on the new escalators here this morning.

we'll bring it to you later on in the show. reporting live from dupont circle, megan mcgrath. back to you guys in the studio. >> megan, you've got to test them out. >> reporter: i'm going for a little ride. >> those lights look like they're leading to an underground club to me. >> thank you, megan. >> good news on a monday morning. something to keep bright and cheery for people starting their work week off. a traffic alert for drivers in fairfax county. you can no longer get on the i-95 from albon road. >> you'll be reroute the oento fairfax county parkway and then onto 95. the new flyover ramp should open next year. a man accused of killing a maryland teen in a drunk driving crash. >> prosecutors say adrian johnson's blood alcohol was three times the legal limit when

his car collided with another, killing 18-year-old lawrence gardner jr. the crash happened last february in brandywine, maryland. johnson faces charges such as vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol. if convicted, he could face up to 13 years in prison. after the crash, johnson lost his job with the fbi. also today, the man accused of throwing a molotov cocktail inside the boston common mall in arlington is in court. prosecutors charged 19-year-old leon trail with arson. >> police say he threw the explosive device from the third floor of the mall into the food court on thursday. it caught fire but was quickly put out, and no one was hurt. >> prince george's county will pay $3.6 million to ten people falsely injured by police after a maryland-duke basketball game.

we've been following this story for a while, especially the trial last week. $2 million will go to john mckenna, who's the man on video seen being beaten by police after that maryland win in 2010. >> and the rest of the cash is going to the other nine plaintiffs. one of the officers was acquitted of the assault on friday. the other, james harrison, was convicted of second degree assault. harrison will be sentenced in december, and he faces up to ten years behind bars. and many falfamily, friends community supporters are helping a family recover from an attack. it has been two months since thomas maslin was brutally beaten on his way home from a nationals game in eastern market. his neighbors raised money for him at the fall safety festival in ward 6. his wife says the community is helping her cope with the attack. and they've also been generating a lot of donations hr his medical expenses. maslin's wife says she looks

forward to the day her husband is released from the hospital. that's expected in about four weeks. police arrested three men in connection with his attack. the time right now is 5:26. this is it. round three, the third presidential debate happens tonight at 9:00. we'll have more on the race maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven.

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ahead in this half hour, putting foreign policy in the spotlight as president obama and mitt romney try to make a final impression on voters. and he will race to the end zone! >> oh, that thing again, right? this catch wasn't the only painful loss for the redskins. how the team is trying to regroup after the loss of a key player. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff in for eun yang. >> and i'm richard jordan, in for aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news 4 today" on this monday, october 22nd. you've got to admit, that was a pretty good end zone dance. >> the thing is you can't give eli manning a minute and a half. he can do things like that. but i want to talk about a better story, the weather. tom with more on that. >> it was a touchdown this

weekend for sure. absolutely gorgeous weekend. there's the live view from our nbc 4 city camera. this morning, what a change from yesterday's mild afternoon. it is cold. much of the region this morning under a clear sky. there's the washington monument, and we have the autumn constellations gleaming brilliantly this morning. the bright spot to the upper right of orion is jupiter. venus rising in the east. delightful morning. the view from space under a clear sky. this area of high pressure is going to be with us here throughout the day today and much of the week ahead, bringing some delightful weather. we're going to have chilly mornings, mild afternoons through the end of the week. enjoy. going to be feeling like summertime through midweek. feeling wintry cold. all of these in the dark blue are in the 30s. at or below freezing much of the shenandoah valley and into the mountains of west virginia and

western maryland and pockets in the 30s across much of northern virginia and southern maryland and up toward north central maryland as well. nearby suburbs around the beltway near 40. reagan national on the waters of the potomac near 50. just a mild inland away from the bay waters. down into the 40s on the eastern shore and most locations. in montgomery county, arlington, fairfax, prince george's, many locations in the upper 30s right now. dress for a winter morning, you'll be comfortable in short sleeves by midafternoon. right now close in temperatures right near 40 from college park to rockville, reston, and much of arlington, over toward camp springs, upper marlboro and oxon hill. generally, those locations right around 40 degrees. the storm team hour by hour forecast for today by 7:00 a.m. still around 40 degrees. sunrise 7:25. by noon, mid-60s. a sunny and mild afternoon.

gorgeous autumn day, afternoon highs in the low 70s. sunset 6:19. i'm back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. and now with a look at your monday morning traffic, kenneth burns in for danella. >> many go, tom. good morning, everyone. zooming into the southeast corner of the beltway, no problems to report from the wilson bridge and route 50 at landover, new carrollton. let's have a look at the 301 bridge avenue split. all clear leaving southern maryland. no incidents to report there. over to the college park camera, the scene at route 1. no problems to report. between 95 and route 50, nine minutes between those two routes. checking the rails quickly, all clear on marc, vre, and metro. if you do take the new escalator from dupont circle, you won't have any problems once you get on the train. richard, angie, back to you. president obama and mitt romney are getting in their final preparations today ahead of their third and final debate.

>> the candidates will square off at lynn university in boca raton, florida. tracie potts is liven with a preview. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. what you'll see tonight is different from the first two debates. the candidates will be seated, won't have any notes or props, and they'll be talking about america's role in the world. six 15-minute segments talking not only about the war in afghanistan, but china, israel, iran, all the big international issues. here are what both sides have to say about what you can expect to hear from the candidates tonight. president obama very likely to talk about libya and the snafu, the flub the governor made regarding libya in the last debate. and also governor romney very likely to bring up why it took the administration so long to add admit that was a terrorist act. the president said it but other administration members did not. that is likely to come up tonight. now, the polls. apparently, they are both tied,

according to the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll at 47% among likely voters. to give you perspective, the president was leading amongst likely voters in that same poll a month ago. >> tracie potts, thank you very much, live from capitol hill. the much anticipated last and final debate tonight. >> we want to hear from you during tonight's debate. i'm going to be gathering your feedback on facebook and twitter. you can join the conversation simply by using the #dctalks. >> part of the fun is seeing what people say on twitter during the debate. >> they're heated on both sides. they were on fire for round two. this is it, round three. >> we know both candidates have been prepping for this debate. their running mates, meanwhile, have been campaigning. republican paul ryan will spend the day in colorado. he arrived there yesterday and spoke to about a thousand supporters in colorado springs. >> and president joe biden will be in ohio for the next few

days. he's going to visit canton and lorraine before heading over to toledo tonight. >> and maryland senate candidates will try to win over jewish voters. george allen will be at the jcc this morning having breakfast. >> democrat tim kaine will be there for lunch on wednesday. like the race for president, virginia's senate race is extremely, extremely close. kaine holds a slight lead in most polls, but that lead is tightening. this morning we're keeping our eye on a developing story. prince george's county police will be on the lookout in full force to search for clues in a teen murder. >> they'll be at central avenue between rollins avenue and maryland park drive. that's where 18-year-old marckel ross was grcunned down while walking to high school. police believe someone might have been robbed in the same area before ross was shot. >> there's been a lot of concern in that area because this young

man was just walking to school when he was gunned down. a lot of fallout coming from that. many people in that community anxious for an arrest. >> we do have a news 4 team, a crew out there, tony tull, and he's going to be walking along with officers. at 5:36, more on that heart breaker. redskins lost on the road yesterday to the new york giants even though the burgundy and gold didn't do too bad for much of the game. but eli not maing sealed the redskins' fate with a last-minute comeback. >> manning makes a 77-yard pass look very easy. it's a picture we don't want to see again. with just a little more than a minute left in the game, which is a lot of time for him, there just wasn't enough time for the redskins to recover. the burgundy and gold lose 27-20. it proved to be more costly than just a loss. tight end fred davis hurt his achilles tendon bad enough to end his season. >> some of his teammates were

reacting to that. let's take a listen. >> it's definitely a blow. it's tftly lydefinitely a blow. there's nothing we can do about it but continue to go forward. hopefully, we'll have someone step up and kind of fill that void. >> the team minus davis is going to be on the road again next week. they'll be playing the steelers. >> all hope is not loss for the team's offense. former tight end chris cooley is going to be a redskin again. he reportedly is working out a deal with the team and could return as early as today. >> everyone remembers that the team released him back in august after an eight-year run, during which he became one of the team's more popular players. coming back is only going to boost his popularity. >> a lot of people very, very excited about that overwhelmingly positive response on social media about cooley possibly returning to the team. we've got to take some video right now. >> there he is. we'll probably see him in that

uniform again soon. >> this is an eight-year veteran of the team, someone who's become one of the most popular players. he's kind of reached out to so many people, so many demographics. he's actually -- he likes to do pottery, and he has his own pottery boutique in leesburg, which i think is cool. >> and the cool thing is the chris cooley report continues chri[ minto ] you know,tinues those ads saying mitt romney

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"oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. time is now 5:21. waking up to pretty cool conditions. kind of day when you dress in layers because you'll be shedding clothing as the day goes on. we are in for a warmup. >> comfortable day, perhaps, tom? >> it's feeling chilly right now, though. you are going to need your winter coat. down in the 30s in much of maryland, west virginia. it's near freezing there now. closer to washington and fairfax, arlington, prince george's, montgomery counties. it is down into the upper 30s in most locations. right near the waters, 40s to near 50. by 7:30, it will be around 40

degrees. by the noon hour, near 60. elsewhere much of the region, hour by hour. here's the forecast. we'll be warming into the mid-60s around the metro area by noontime. during the afternoon, much of the region ought to be hovering around 70 degrees by midafternoon. you'll be comfortable in short sleeves. an incredible change here today. about a 30 to 35 degree jump from where we are right now by later this afternoon. i'm back in ten minutes with storm team 4 outlook. kenneth burns in for danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. good morning, everyone. we're going to begin on 95 in virginia. starting to see volume pick up on the northbound side. traffic still moving at speed towards the beltway and d.c. southbound 95 still in virginia on route 1, we have a disabled vehicle. you can see it towards the end of the screen. maybe so, maybe not.

your travel time northbound from the prince william parkway to the beltway is 13 minutes. we still have report of an accident on southbound 95 in maryland on 198 and laurel. chopper 4 is on the way to see if it's there or not. we'll update you on the next report. richard, angie, back to you. >> good morning. time right now 5:43. the important recall this morning. why thousands of new cars are being pulled off the road. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare.

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there were reports that said al shahiri was killed in a ground attack last night. the tape's authenticity could not be concerned. good news for riders who use the dupont circle metro station. the south entrance is now open. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is live with the good news. >> reporter: hey, good morning. we've got our portable live gear up and running. we're going to take you on a road. these are the brand new escalators at the dupont circle south exit here, and you can see they are up and running. the station opened a little while ago. we've seen folks using it already. kneadle kne needless to say, they are excited. these are where the old ones were among the most unreliable in the system. they were breaking down all the time. the manufacturer had gone out of business. so when they did break down, it was impossible to get replacement parts. they made the decision to shut

down this entrance. it's been shut for 8 1/2 months. we ripped out all of the old escalators and replaced them with the new transit grade escalate oers. they're much more reliable. they have the ability to get replacement parts. and actually, they're kind of fun. look at the funky lighting here, something else that people are going to notice when they start their commute here this morning. a lot of very happy commuters. when these escalators broke down, it was a long trek to the top, over 100 stairs from the tunnel up here to street level. so folks are not going to have to do that any longer. of course, rush hour getting under way here. we're starting to see people at this station, and everyone is giving it the thumbs up here this morning. we're going to talk to commuters later on and bring you their comments. for now, we're just riding the escalators here at the due mont circle station, the south side. it has reopened. today is the first rush hour test of these brand new escalators. reporting live from dupont circle, megan mcgrath.

back to you all in the studio. >> it's a smooth ride too. you never know a photographer on an escalator going live, there could be some hiccups. no problems at all. >> we're hoping not to tumble backwards. >> that wouldn't be good. >> get off safely, megan. thank you very much. >> make it look easy. megan mcgrath live there at dupont giving us a view from the bottom to the top. >> we do have a traffic alert for drivers now in fairfax county. you can no longer get onto southbound i-95 from albon road. vdot closed the on ramp. >> you'll be rerouted around to fairfax county parkway and onto 95. vdot will build a reversible flyover ramp set to open in 2014. this morning a 21-year-old man is in the hospital following a hit and run in prince george's county. police say a driver hit the man walking on the street saturday afternoon in the 2000 block of university boulevard in adelphi.

investigators believe the driver may have been racing a second car that crashed near university boulevard and riggs road. police arrested that driver later. today jury selection begins for a former fbi agent accused of killing a maryland teen. they say his blood alcohol was three times the legal limit when his car collided with another killing 18-year-old lawrence jr. if johnson is convicted, he could face up to 13 years in prison. after the crash, johnson lost his job with the fbi. the time right now is ten minutes kill till 6:00. also today, the man accused of throwing a molotov cocktail in the ballston mall in arlington. he has a detention hearing today in an alexandria federal

courtroom. >> police say he threw the explosive device from the third floor of the mall into the food court. the fire was quickly put out. fortunately, no one was hurt. prince george's county will play $3.2 million to people falsely injured by police after a maryland-duke basketball game. $2 million will go to john mckenna. he was seen on video being beaten by police as students celebrated the maryland win in march of 2010. >> the rest of the money will go to nine other victims. one of the officers was acquitted of assault. and the other, james harrison, was convicted of second degree assault. harrison faces up to ten years behind bars. meanwhile this morning, a new study says d.c. tops the list of the most affordable cities for middle class families. of the 25 largest metro areas in the country, the capital region places the lowest housing and transportation burden on its

residents. philadelphia took the second spot. that's followed by baltimore and minneapolis. baston rou boston rounded out the top five. >> i have a lot of friends that would laugh that study. most affordable? it's pretty pricey. now we get the weather from tom kierein. flirting with the 80s this week? is that true? a dramatic warmup is coming our way by the midweek pattern. that's going to be with us for much of the week ahead. right now there is capitol hill under this cold sky. that's a live view from the nbc 4 hd city camera. right now it's 50 at reagan national. that's on the warmer waters of the potomac river. you just get a half mile away from the waters, and it is cold this morning. thankfully, we have a calm wind. look at the gorgeous autumn color in loudoun county, this sent in by one of our viewers to weather@nbcwashington.com. if you notice, you look closely, a herd of deer grazing there.

you think we have a deer problem. watch out for deer. this is the time of year there are so many deer that get very frisky. watch out for them, especially during the predawn hours. you maybe can't see them because they blend in so well. look at that field filled with deer in loudoun county. send your photos to weather@nbcwashington.com. i'm sure you took great ones over the weekend with the wonderful autumn color we have now. it's near peak western and northern suburbs and toward the shenandoah valley. many of the higher peaks in the mountain, it's past peak. as we look at the cool sky, under that we have cold temperatures. all of these areas in dark pblu are in the 30s. much of virginia and maryland and west virginia are down to a little bit below freezing. elkins down to 31 degrees. sunrise 7:25. by 7:00 a.m., upper 30s.

by the lunch hour, it will be in the 60s. a dramatic warmup, a complete change from where we are now. lots of sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. hitting low 70s by early to midafternoon. then back down to the 60s by 6:00 p.m. with a southwesterly breeze. storm team 4 four hyphen day forecast. tomorrow a bit milder in the morning, near 50. afternoon highs upper 70s. yes, near 80 degrees on wednesday. record high on wednesday is 84. and then this pleasant pattern continues thursday and friday. i'm back in ten minutes. a look at traffic now. kenneth burns in for danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. good morning, everyone. we are going to look at 66 outside of the beltway. no reports of delays happening now. live look at 66 at the fairfax county parkway. you can see the volume picking up. everyone is moving at speed. inside the beltway at glebe road. all clear.

your travel time is about seven minutes at 53 miles per hour. here's the beltway in maryland, live look at 29 in silver spring. 95 to 270 about ten minutes. the also, chopper 4 sign over 198 in maryland. no sign of an accident. all is clear on the southbound side. good news as you head out the door gas prices are'd dropping. on average nationwide the price of unleaded drops to $3.67. that's down 2 cents since just yesterday. in d.c., average is down to $3.82. maryland's average is $3.64. in virginia you're paying $3.51. in west virginia, $3.78 a gallon. nissan is recalling thousands of midsized vehicles this morning because of safety concerns. cnbc's shartia brantley is live with that story and more. good morning, shartia. >> good morning, richard. nissan is requiring nearly

14,000 altimas from the 2012 and 2013 auto years. bolts in the power steering system could become loose and fall out, increasing the risk of a crash. now the recall will begin next week, and dealers will tighten the bolts properly. separately, reports say nissan will begin offering a cheaper version of this electric vehicle, the leaf. the company sold less than 12,000 in the first half of the year, well below its target. meanwhile, a new survey by mastercard advisers finds more than 70% of u.s. consumers say the outcome of the election will have an impact on their finances. less than 40% believe the economy is stable, and only a quarter think it will improve over the next six months. guys, their top worries, loss of income and debt, their big concerns. >> time right now is 5:56. president obama's late night

comedy tour continues this week. he'll be a guest on "the tonight show" with jay leno wednesday night. this will be his third time since becoming president and fifth overall. the president went on the late show with jon stewart last week. romney has avoided late night talk shows since becoming the republican presidential nominee, but his wife anna appeared on "the tonight show" last month. the stars will be out to honor ellen degeneres. >> the comedienne is receiving the nation's top prize, the mark twain prize for humor. lily tomlin, john krasinski, and jane lynch, the list goes on, will be live for that tribute. >> the show will be broadcast on october 30th on pbs. well deserved. definitely one of the funniest. >> it is well, well deserved.

canvassing commuters. this morning police turn to those on way to work and school in the hope someone will have information to solve the murder of a local student. the